Leave me a comment down below and tell me which speaker you think is the better one. Tell me why!

What you hear and what we hear are two different things so I think on this occasion I'll keep my opinion to myself! Very good initial assessment! Looking forward to the review.

Nice, exactly the info I was looking for Now! You’ve got a new fan.

OUTSTANDING review Kpg. You are the Roy Hobbs of speaker reviewers. Thank you.

I love it, you have two great speakers that you compared with each other and determined what you like best. You did it your way and are satisfied with your choice. That's what matters most. Don't listen to what any other person has to say, your listening experience is for you.

I never had Canton before but I had auditioned KEF speakers and finally had to choose B&W speakers.

I upgraded my speakers just under 2 years ago. When I’m spending vast quantities of my hard earned cash, I don’t rush my purchasing decision. I auditioned dozens of speakers. Had multiple listening sessions at numerous dealers. I auditioned, ATCSCM50. Sonus, pioneer. Kef R11. PNC. Monitor Audio. Spender Etc. The speakers I took home with me were the Kef R11. They had excellent tonality at low volume.you can drive then hard without distortion. Despite their size, they image well. The bass is authorative, smooth and precise. They represent high value and performance. They’re not perfect, nothing is! The mid-range is a tad lean and the top end could benefit from greater presence. But I have no purchase regret.

Both really are great speakers, Kef is more laid back and neutral. Canton more dynamic and detailed. Really has more to do with your room, gear, and preference. I’ve had both in my house as a demo and I went the other way a kept the vento 896.2. I still really liked the r11 but they didn’t give me that realistic sound of dynamic swings I was looking for. Almost like Kef decided to round of these dynamic swings to make a more polite speaker. All that being said I’d be proud to own both.

I've got the 896 for 3 months and sold it. Now I've got R11. The Cantons are great speakers, but in my opinion is KEF more smoother and warmer than 896. The R11 has more power at the bass. For me the best speaker that I have 👍👌😎

I would probably go with the KEF given the choice and the money 💰, thanks kpace , wish I could have been in the room with ya !

I have to say that I noticed that the KEF’s sounded fuller than the Cantons I only noticed when I closed my eyes and opened them when I heard a noticeable difference in the sound and of course I don’t know what either speakers sound like but they were different and I thought the Canton’s had a stronger response in the highs but they were just a bit brighter than the KEF but I will probably never know what each of them really sound like but from my thoughts I think the KEFs are better, Here’s a thought, I think I would keep the Cantons for the Surround Side and they are close to Timbre match that they may give you a much better Theater setup. But thanks for sharing this review with us and keep them coming.

I think when you get in the same $ ball park, its a matter of taste. So many good speakers in that price range.

I may have missed it, but does the R11 image well enough in your room, where you can effectively run a phantom center? KEFs are imaging monsters and should create a pinpoint center image. But I know you mentioned you ended up getting a center anyway because you just missed it. Could you make a video comparison for phantom center vs "non ideal" center placement?

Is had to judge from a video but I was able to listen to Kef in person Kef sound great

I prefer the Kefs. More natural, open mids, great for vocals. The cantons would make a great theater setup. Accentuated highs and lows but vocals sounds boxed in.

The KEF's are the ones for me

on my headphones the Kef definitely have that fuller more immersive sound over the cantons on music but i did not hear that significant of a difference in the movie. But i also liked the canton sound.

I have the Kef R700 and love them I ordered the R6C Meta as the center

Did you have a crossover on during testing? Bass sounds weak on both. The monoprice amps are lean but damn, no bass from either.

Hello! Please tell me which got a punchier bass in your opinion. Thanks

What subwoofers do you use? I have the Canton Vento 850 R subwoofer which blend perfectly with my Vento towers!

I wonder if that def tech is holding back your system. It’s very hard to integrate different subs

Ok so I own the 896,2 and have not heard the R11 but i had a lot of work to figger out the best placement for my speakers and use them in my listning room. I come up with tilting them up a bit to make them sound better. Placing them of axis almost straight forward. It is really hard to set up speakers (I think). The fact that you played the speakers at different locations in the room is not ideal either! In your video the K11 sound better I think, anyway I´m not sure you got the best sound out of your Cantons cos they are proberbly harder to set up right. But I thank you for the great review, after all I want the KEF R11 🙂 And yes I have a sub behind my listning position and diffusers and basstraps and all that! Greatings from Sweden Kpaceguy

Tha Canton's had more snap to them during playback of the movie. The Kef's sound more airy to me. That's probably due to the efficiency of the speakers. The classical music sounded fantastic with the Kef's and I see why you love them alot-Besides, being your new hobby toys😁😁. When I first subscribed to your channel years ago, it was all about your beautiful Polk audio setup. My, my, my, have things changed. Thousands of dollars later and your budget have increased to some Kef's🙂🙂. This is a very expensive hobby. It always seems like we're all upgrading. I'm currently still tweaking my new 4 SB 3000's, to blend well with my 6, Ultra Towers and Ultra center. The 4, subs are shaking the house. Especially, coming from SB 2000's. I started my journey from a Samsung (touch of color) box and one, to a 5.1 Andrew Jones setup. Then I upgraded everything to a 7.4.4 Andrew Jones Pioneer elite setup. I replaced the pioneer elite center with an Ultra center and I never looked back. My journey started in an apartment 2017/2018ish. Now my theater is in a house with a 24 feet by 26 feet room with tile floors and a huge area rug. When you buy your house I'm sure your setup will change again. The crazy thing is. I still have all my speakers except for the SB 2000'S because of the upgrade program ofcourse, and the Samsung box and 1. I ended up donating that to a secondhand store "AMVETS". I still have 2 Andrew Jones 10 inch down firing subwoofers packed up in their boxes. I have a 2 channel setup with 2 of the Pioneer Elite towers. These towers have perfect imaging for a phantom speaker. I typed all this just to tell you how proud I am for you, and for allowing myself and others to witness your home theater and audiophilec journey. Congrats on your new endeavors.

Request to compare them without EQ pure audio. 🙏

Bro, you and me are so a like, I had the Bose LS650, then the same Samsung projector and have the Q750 and Onkyo RZ50. we should meet, we must be a lot a like lol. I actually sold my Samsung projector and got an OLED 83", the room the projector is in was just too bright and we had a ALR screen, at night it was fine. Also my kids constantly bumped into the projector and I had to realign it a lot and was getting too annoying.. Was able to sell the screen and projector. Your channel is excellent. Would love to see how the Q750 compare against the R11's, there's about a $6k price difference.

Cantons really need tubes. Got my 890.2 for for a steal from a4l and couldn’t be happier, but I still get the urge to tinker with bookshelf’s for comparison purposes.

I Have The Denon AVRX6700H, But What's Very Good Power 🔋 Amp To Pair With The Denon??? I Realize 👀, That The KEF's Are A 4 Ohms Speakers 🔊 Aswell???

I have always liked the uniQ drivers so i like Kef

Hi am here listening to your video on my KEF R11. The canton sound V shaped by comparison. The mic used in recording this video is certainly not good enough to capture the sound of either of these speakers in my opinion. Of course your room and setup will ultimately determine what your ears hear. In my experience the kefs are very linear and respond well to EQ so it is easy to get the sound you like from these speakers provided you are able to get the best out of your room correction and DSP. BTW I also have R3 and R2C. The R3 for rears is a bit overkill but holy moly surround sound transitions.....you will see for yourself soon enough. Best of luck.

at 8:30 you can really hear the difference the Kef made over the Canton sound more immersive and more exciting and cleaner. Kef for the win

I have always been a Yamaha man, specifically the NS-1000M, however if Yamaha wasn't making those speakers, it would be Canton for me. The only other speakers that come close to the satisfaction of details like the NS-1000 beryllium.

from the mic point (listen on KZfaq ), Canton sound bright & weaker bass .& mid bass .Thanks for great comparison , need more longer vocal to hear the mid.

Those speakers are in totally different price classes. Would be curious about the Canton reference in comparison with the kef.

They both sound good, I think the kef are more smoother. Either speakers would be fine.

How do your subscribers send you pictures of their home theater?

Honestly it’s very close, definitely have distinct sounds but maybe a matter of preference

The Kef wins hands down for me. The positioning was more of a disadvantage for the Kef, because the Cantons were in front of the R11s causing a near (strong) reflection which muddies the sound. I get it, it's a lot of work moving speakers to do comparison and I am sure you realize that speakers need room to breath to sound their best, but if anyone thinks the Cantons were at a disadvantage due to narrower spacing, they have never set up two tower speakers side by side with one in front of the other, causing a nasty first reflection which drastically muddies the sound.

Hello. Are these kef r11 GOOD TO LISTEN TO ROCK AND HEAVY METAL?

I think it might not be fair to test a $6k speaker against a $4k speaker. As you could get Canton reference 8k speakers (pair) for $5k and for$7k you could get the Canton Ref 7k speakers (pair). The 8k’s have 6” woofers, 7k’s have 6.8” woofers. Either are far better speakers than the Vento’s. Low volume listening is likely going to be better w/ Kefs as they are a forward and bright as compared to the Cantons. I prefer a warmer sound and I am primarily a HT guy, with some audiophile tendencies. Can’t fault your choice for the Kef’s though if you are staying in that small apt, I’d advise getting smaller subs that you can actually push in your space. Small room and big subs is like a small carburetor on a big engine, you will never get the best out of them as they can’t breathe. Just something to think about. Appreciate your review.

As long as you are happy with them, thats what matters, 😁

what do you mean when you say composure?

I think the coaxial mid/tweet of the KEF gives them superior imaging and phase coherence.

What song did you use?

I've compared about the same, but chosen the Canton reference 7k :)

Both speakers where close but you neeed to get the Canton speakers that are more in the same price range as the KEFs

sound coming from the Kef's R11 is fuller more detailed, Kef's are warmer by far. Canton's are restraint in the voice and music seem to be further in the distance, not forward.

Good speakers are like women, new ones will be better. My opinion is not one is better overall, they are only different. The KEF is my choice, but you will grow out of it real fast, like I did with the R3. The KEF has a neutral and boring sound, I found a neutral yet exciting sound. YMMV.

The Kefs sound fuller to me. There is a bit of tinny ringing in the Cantons. IMO

Listening on B&W 702s2 and KEF have more imaging than Cantons, so I definitely think KEF is better but also your giving them abit more space too. Personally I’ll stick with B&W 702s2 tho but they price match KEF R11s per. pair

Felt like the Kefs had a more full sound when compared to the Cantons. But during louder parts of the songs the difference were not that vast. I only watch movies and they we’re almost identical during the Hacksaw Ridge demo.

Why don't you choose the Vento 100 for comparison?

Did you disconnect the center channel for this test, or is this video before you received it?

Canton for me. I know this was posted a year ago, the new Canton Reference series is out. You should check them out.

Music major in my eyes oozes credibility! 😬 Havent watched yet but you should threw that info in the beginning more often!🤔😉😇 PS: keep what you have seems to be the opinion here!

Canton of cause!

And down the audiophile rabbit hole we go, I thought listening to this on my phone the kefs were brighter and the cantons, more bass and neutral, I prefer the kefs

Hey After Months Later, You Say Kef's Are Like That Right??? Alot Of People Are Talking About These Speakers 🔊 Bro!!!

Canton and Kefs are very similar in all areas of sonics. Cantons run away with the win with their ceramic tweeter. It gives them a holographic sound that is usually found in an electrostatic speaker. Its magical. And the Kefs are 2k more! For you, $3500 more. Makes no sense at all to make the switch especially for that amount of money

Kef came across much more open, especially with vocals. The Canton seemed more restrained which sucks the life from music.

KEF!!!

KEF'S sound better for sure!

The kefs look more room freindly imo

Cantons are good but not good in midrange and power handling i have a set of 2.2 DC for sale.

You do know in order to really give them an accurate test they should be spaced within their optimal range. Meaning in this setup you have the kefs spread out wider than the cantons. That alone will give them a wider soundstage. Also you mentioned that you have no bias towards one or the other but yet you are in the midst of selling your Canton speakers? You've already mentally told yourself you're selling them so naturally you're mentally going to tell yourself that the kef speakers sound better. If you really think the things through that I just said it really makes sense.

You've also got to think about the price difference. Is it worth that price difference❓

That Canton you can buy for 2000€... if you want to compare Canton with that KEF you should use Canton Reference series. You should use "clear " source-amplifer path, not sound processing thighs....

KEF的声音是正确的，平坦 开放 自然，CANTON的太紧 刺耳 僵硬。

Definitely Kefs were better!!! Stronger in the movie segment. In all categories - More clarity , wider soundstage , warmer sound.

I prefer the kefs the noise floor is lower on them.

4k for my Cantons 2.2 DC I paid 8k which i am taking a lost but 4k they are yours they are 1year.

From what I heard, the KEF is more open and the upper range is clearer. I prefer the warmer midrange of the Canton. The KEF is louder and more integrated, and that's the blend between the tweeter and mods. On the bass side, the KEF actually sounded better with smaller drivers

Ah well. The Canton are down to 899/799 EUR each by now. The KEF are still at 1798 EUR each. Is it really double the quality? Don‘t think so. I just bought the canton at 899 EUR. They upgrade so often that the price declines are ridiculous. And then the quality is unmatched compared to price.

Wassup with all them damn pillows?

i can tell you the cantons have pretty good internals compared to the kefs...take a look at a deep unboxing video between the two..

Was in a studio,wanted to by the R11, really, no chance, Canton was a lot better! Canton was more clear, much better high, (B&W was best!).Kef has only a good Marketing, no one who really heard them can understand that they are rated so well on the internet. I think the ratings and tests must be sponsored or supported by kef.

I mostly hear the tweeter on the canton but On the kefs you just don’t hear the tweeter you hear the mid bass and a more fuller sound

Just seen your name on a car

if you really looking for a good speak for life its Magico S7 and S5 you piss your pants.

You can really not tell. When you heard such high end speakers in real life it is a big difference between 6000 dollars and 2000 dollars speakers

KEF all the way...

Silly comparison, entirely different price league. Vento 896.2 DC are just 2000 now in Europe (pair !), there are not many speakers in that price range that can compete with Canton here. Probably only Monitor Audio with their Silver line and maybe Polk with their R700. It's rather shocking that a speaker that is more than double the price of the Vento doesn't actually clearly beat it, just shows how great the Vento line was when it got introduced. For a more apples to apples comparison the K11 would need to face the Canton Reference line, that's probably where KEF is going to fall short.

Kefs had fuller midbass

The Cantons have a very strange sound with voices during the music. It is very apparent. They seem to have no body to them.

It's really a side step. For so much more money you could buy a bunch of good subs or a new high end TV or something else. The sonic performance is on par and I get why you want something new. But that feeling of the new toy won't last as long. I know guys which started with kef and went to canton. So it's just preference. I guess you are not really honest to yourself and you see in the comments other guys which thinks the same. Espacially with long experience or professionals. I hope that you don't get into the "audiophile gear" wheel.

Canton is not even near to kef, the kef r11 is much better speaker, while canton have poor directivity, distortion of Canton at 90dB is 1% in mid range while the Uniq drom kef at 90dB have only 0.1% THD, even canton reference K have much higher distortion than kefs R, kef reference is another galaxy to what canton can do, distortion are even lower. Also cabinets are better objevtive.

Kef lots more expensive

There is a lot of hissing noise

KEFF besser

Canton👎